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#16D5CC

#16d5cc ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#16d5cc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 83.53% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.23% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 177.17°, with 81.28% saturation and 46.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 2.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.5212

Complementary

  1. #16d5cc
  2. #d5161f

Split complementary

  1. #16d5cc
  2. #d5167f
  3. #d56c16

Analogous

  1. #16d56c
  2. #16d5cc
  3. #167fd5

Triadic

  1. #16d5cc
  2. #cc16d5
  3. #d5cc16

Tetradic

  1. #16d5cc
  2. #161fd5
  3. #d5161f
  4. #d5cc16

Square

  1. #16d5cc
  2. #6c16d5
  3. #d5161f
  4. #7fd516

Monochromatic

  1. #084a47
  2. #0f908a
  3. #16d5cc
  4. #4bece5
  5. #90f4ef

Shades

#16d5cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16d5cc
  2. #14c0b8
  3. #12aaa3
  4. #0f958f
  5. #0d807a
  6. #0b6b66
  7. #095552
  8. #07403d
  9. #042b29
  10. #021514
  11. #000000

Tints

#16d5cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16d5cc
  2. #2dd9d1
  3. #45ddd6
  4. #5ce2db
  5. #73e6e0
  6. #8beae6
  7. #a2eeeb
  8. #b9f2f0
  9. #d0f7f5
  10. #e8fbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16d5cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16d5cc
  2. #21cdc4
  3. #2bc4bd
  4. #36bcb5
  5. #40b3ae
  6. #4baba6
  7. #56a29e
  8. #609a97
  9. #6b918f
  10. #758988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98c8c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c9cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b8cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dbd2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0cecc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8dc4cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d9d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16d5cc {
  color: #16d5cc;
}
Background
.bg-16d5cc {
  background-color: #16d5cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16d5cc {
  border: 2px solid #16d5cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16d5cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 213 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 81% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16d5cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16d5cc, #167fd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16d5cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 213 204 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 2.53 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.55 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.68 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.36 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.37 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.96 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.97 #e92a33 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#16d5cc  rgb(22, 213, 204)  hsl(177, 81%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise
#d5161f  rgb(213, 22, 31)  hsl(357, 81%, 46%)  Lava
#cc16d5  rgb(204, 22, 213)  hsl(297, 81%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#d5cc16  rgb(213, 204, 22)  hsl(57, 81%, 46%)  Citrine